In the Soul lies the whole universe because the universe is nothing but the Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness.
If you learn to look at the universe from the standpoint of the Soul then the truth will start revealing.
The greatest challenge lies to learn to observe the universe from the standpoint of the Soul, the Self.
Since Advaita requires heavy-duty intellectualism, it has to be simplified by learning to view the world view from the non-dualistic perspective.
The look of an object will depend upon the medium through which the observer views it. In fact, our mental and intellectual conditions determine the world, observed, and experienced. The commoner viewing the world will see differently from a Gnani viewing the same world. Each one interprets the world that they see in terms of their existing knowledge. The commoner sees everything based on the ego, therefore, experiences the birth, life, death, and the world as a reality, whereas a Gnani sees everything as the consciousness and he is fully aware of the fact that, there is no second thing that exists other than the Soul or consciousness.
Thus, all the egocentric (religious) adulteration has to be bifurcated to realize the ultimate truth, which is hidden by the illusory form, time, and space.
When the world in which you exist is nothing but an illusion created out of consciousness than you, your religion your belief, your Guru, your scriptures are also part of that illusion.
Advaita means one without the second. Consciousness’ is one without the second. Diversity is merely an illusory division in consciousness. All your accumulated knowledge will blocks you from realizing the truth, which is hidden by the illusory form, time, and space. Consciousness is formless, timeless, and spaceless existence.
There is no higher truth other than consciousness. Consciousness is the ultimate truth. The ultimate truth is the Advaitic truth. In Advaitic reality, there is no scope for the second thing.
To realize this truth, there is no need to follow any path. There is no need for initiation from a Guru. There is no need to follow anyone. There is no need to become a wandering monk. There is no need to renounce the worldly life.
It is just a word used by the religion who believed there is a higher power that is the cause of the creation. Different religions used different words for the same thing. The idea depends on the man’s imagination. God is an English word.
The words are there for only communication purposes. The sages of truth called the ultimate truth as Brahman or God in truth. For them, the ultimate truth is God in truth. : ~ Santthosh Kumaar
